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Energy Test Study Guide
What is Energy?
 Definition
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Units used to measure energy
Kinetic Energy
 Definition
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Formula used to calculate it
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Factors that affect it
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In a pendulum
o Where is the maximum kinetic energy
o Where is the minimum kinetic energy
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When juggling
o Where is the maximum kinetic energy
o Where is the minimum kinetic energy
Potential Energy
 Definition
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Two types of potential energy
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Formula used to calculate it
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Factors that affect it
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In a pendulum
o Where is the maximum potential energy
o Where is the minimum potential energy
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When juggling
o Where is the maximum potential energy
o Where is the minimum potential energy
Mechanical Energy
 Definition
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Two examples of objects that have it
Thermal Energy
 Definition
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One example of objects that have a lot of thermal energy
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One example of objects that have little thermal energy.
Electrical Energy
 Definition
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Two examples
Chemical Energy
 Definition
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Two examples
Nuclear Energy
 Definition
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Example of nuclear fission
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Example of nuclear fusion
Electromagnetic Energy
 Definition
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Two examples
Energy Transformations
 Example of Single Transformations
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Example of Multiple Transformations
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Explain the energy transformation between potential and kinetic energy
o When juggling
o In a pendulum
Conservation of Energy
 Definition of the Law of Conservation of Energy
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What does friction do to energy?
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How does it relate to the total amount of energy in a pendulum at any given point
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Einstein’s discovery – what did he find out?